Where do most of the world's armed conflicts take place, which is also the poorest region of the world?
1) Central Asia
2) Sub-Saharan Africa
3) Southeast Asia
4) North America

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Answer: Sub-Saharan Africa
Most of the world's armed conflicts now take place in sub-Saharan Africa.

Global poverty is another source of insecurity. World population—now at 760 crore— will grow to nearly 1000 crore by the middle of the 21st century. Currently, half the world’s population growth occurs in just six countries—India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Among the world’s poorest countries, the population is expected to triple in the next 50 years, whereas many rich countries will see population shrinkage in that period. High per capita income and low population growth make rich states or rich social groups get richer, whereas low incomes and high population growth reinforce each other to make poor states and poor groups get poorer. Globally, this disparity contributes to the gap between the Northern and Southern countries of the world. Within the South, disparities have also sharpened, as a few countries have managed to slow down population growth and raise incomes while others have failed to do so. For example, most of the world’s armed conflicts now take place in sub-Saharan Africa, which is also the poorest region of the world. At the turn of the 21st century, more people were being killed in wars in this region than in the rest of the world combined.